Fun with Summer

This is Summer, my practice model. We went out last week before dark and took a few shots. I am anxiously awaiting the coming weekend, we are making a trip out to the tracks and we have some good ideas for some awesome photos. Can't wait.

Here are a few from our last evening on the town.

E.d.i.t.i.n.g.......

Playing catch up on some wedding photos. I took a ton of photos, and it has taken me a while to get here, but I am almost done. Here is one of my newest favorites, thought I would share.

And the Winner is........

The lucky person to win the Free Photo Session Giveaway is

Teresa Lopez !!!!

Congrats!!!

My second I Heart Faces Fix-It Photo Challenge #62

I am way excited to do this again, and frankly could not wait for Friday, just because of this challenge.

It is Friday, and today is another Fix it challenge. You can join in, and edit yourself by going here http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Here is the Original

And here is my first edit

And my second

And my third for fun

I tweaked the first edit in lightroom, and then did the other edits off of that. 

The first edit I took into lightroom, I tweaked the tint, and the temp. I enhanced the vibrance, and and punched the blacks. I did a little recovery, and changed the exposure.

The second and third I took into Photoshop. I thought it was the perfect photo for a vintage style edit. I did a combination of curves, new layers, texture, blur, and an antique tint. I have to admit, that I do have some actions for photoshop I use, and it takes some work out of editing for me.

The third, was strait up an action in photoshop. The frame and all, so I have no idea how it works, lol.

July Giveaway

Here we go. 

We are in full swing of Summer, and I have an itch to celebrate. We have had so much rain lately, and everything is so lush and green, it really is an amazing time for great photography.

I recently finished my website, and my blog. In order for everyone to know about my new blog/website, and to help me create a presence here, I need all of you bloggers and facebookers to help spread the word.

There are several ways to enter.

Here is how it is going to work.

Every time you do one of the following, you will get an additional entry, but you have to come back here every time you do one of the following, and let me know you did it. The more entries you have, the higher your chances of winning.

Ways to enter...

1. Go to my Blog at www.drubaphotography.blogspot.com and Follow my blog. Then come back here and post that you are now a follower, this will equal 1 entry.

2.Make a blog post about my blog with the blog address, and post your blog link here for me to verify.

3.Make a blog post about my photo session give-away, and post here, this gives you another entry.

4. Like my photography fan page, this will equal 1 entry.

5.Recruit facebook "likers".
~ Each"liker" that you recruit equals one entry. List new "likers" here only after they have "liked" my page. Once recruited, new "likers" should say "hi" on this thread to be entered as well. Previous recruits are not eligible.

6.Facebook a link to my new blog about my give-away.

7.Facebook a link to my website, www.wix.com/drubaphoto/druba-photography and you get yet another entry.

8. If you are on Myspace, send me a friend request, and this equals 1 entry. If your Myspace friends also add me as a friend, this gets you additional entries as well. Make sure you post which friends are yours here. Every friend is another entry.


Leave me a comment at the bottom of this post with your blog link so I can check and make sure you are entered.

*The contest will end on July 16th, so check back then for the winner!

*The give-away includes 1-2 hours with me and my camera for a group no larger than 6. No bridal sessions, or weddings can enter. The winner will also receive and 8x10 of their choosing, a CD of their photo's edited, and cut down in size for email/web. 

Good Luck..

My first I Heart Faces Fix-It Photo Challenge #61

I decided to jump right in an take the challenge. I don't have much I am working on right now, and needed a photo fix. Yes, I am a photo junkie, lol.

Here is the Original Photo

And here are my edits

With both photos I took them into Lightroom. I tweaked the exposure, and the temp. I did a little recovery, a little vibrance, I enhanced the blacks. 

The first edit I used the preset for Aged Photo. Easy! I tweaked the blacks. I then took it into PS3 and used the burn tool.

On the second, I punched the vibrance in Lightroom, enriched the blacks, changed the temp, exposure and recovery. I then took it into PS3 and took it into curves. I adjusted it in curves, used the saturate tool and punched up the orange/reds, and I did a little burning.

You can check out this challenge here or join in the fun yourself.

I Heart Faces